Hokusai: Mad about Painting

Enjoy a tour of the exhibition, “Hokusai: Mad about Painting” with Frank Feltens, Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art. Discover masterpieces from the museum’s collection — the world’s largest collection of paintings, sketches, and drawings by Hokusai. Learn about the prolific career of this artistic genius who thought he might finally achieve true mastery in painting—if he lived to the age of 110.

Learn more about Hokusai and this exhibition: https://asia.si.edu/exhibition/hokusai-mad-about-painting/

Music credit:
Midare by Yatsuhashi Kengyo (1614-1685) Performed by Reiko Kimura at the Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art. January 15, 1998.
https://asia.si.edu/podcast/reiko-kimura-traditional-and-contemporary-music-for-japanese-koto/